501(c)(3) Nonprofit  ·  Oklahoma City, OK

We Are Here to
Save Lives
After Service.

A nonprofit organization on a singular mission: make real, private, effective mental wellness support available to every veteran and first responder who needs it.

Our Mission
“To reconnect veterans and first responders to purpose, peace, and each other — through technology that protects their privacy as fiercely as they protect our communities.”
Why We Are Here

The System Was
Never Built for Them.

Veterans, officers, firefighters, and paramedics bear an invisible load most people will never understand. They absorb the worst moments of other people’s lives, shift after shift — and then they’re expected to just go home and be okay.

VA wait times stretch months. Civilian therapists don’t speak the language of service. EAP programs feel like career landmines. And the culture of every department demands silence.

RECON-nect fills the gap — a permanent, private, always-available companion built specifically for those who serve.

The Crisis by the Numbers
22
Per Day
Veteran suicides in America every single day
2x
Higher Risk
First responders die by suicide vs. in the line of duty
30%
PTSD Rate
Of combat veterans with untreated PTSD
57%
Unmet Need
Of veterans who need care don’t receive it
What We Believe

Core Values That
Guide Everything.

01

Privacy is Non-Negotiable

No employer access, no mandatory reporting, no data sold. The people who protect our communities deserve a space that protects them unconditionally.

02

Access Over Everything

If someone needs support at 3am in a patrol car, that’s when they should have it — not Tuesday at 2pm with a six-week wait.

03

Culture Fluency

RECON-nect understands the culture, the language, and the specific trauma patterns of those who serve. Built for them — not adapted from something generic.

04

Evidence Over Opinion

CBT, ACT, and motivational interviewing proven to work, adapted for high-stress operational environments. Real tools. Not affirmations.

05

Peer Power

The most credible voice in any service member’s life is someone who’s been there. We connect users to peers from within their own community.

06

100% Mission-Aligned

Every dollar goes back into the mission. No shareholders to satisfy. The only metric that matters is lives changed.

The Origin

Built from
Lived Experience.

RECON-nect wasn’t created by people who read about trauma in textbooks. It was built by a team that has lived through addiction, recovery, and the long journey back — and who saw the same barriers that block recovery destroying veterans and first responders.

The parallel was impossible to ignore: invisible wounds, stigma, limited access, a culture that punishes vulnerability. RECON-nect takes what works in peer recovery — connection, confidentiality, availability — and delivers it through technology built specifically for those who serve.

“What was missing was the will to build it specifically for the people who needed it most — and to protect their privacy like their lives depended on it. Because sometimes it does.” Jason Shandy — Founder, RECON-nect / Harness Digital Solutions
501(c)(3) Nonprofit

What That Means
for You.

Every donation is tax-deductible, every dollar stays mission-focused, and our obligation is to the people we serve — not shareholders.

All donations are tax-deductible under IRS 501(c)(3)
100% of proceeds fund platform access & therapy resources
No profit motive — we exist only to serve the mission
Annual impact reports available to all donors
Custom corporate giving packages available
100%
Goes to the Mission.
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What Changes Everything.

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